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Matt O'Sullivan
In an exclusive extract from his book 'Mayday: How Warring Egos forced Qantas off course', Fairfax journalist Matt O’Sullivan reveals the behind-the-scenes story of one of the biggest...

Matt O'Sullivan
Air Force crews rushing to the Indian Ocean to locate suspected debris from the Malaysia Airlines plane face huge challenges in retrieving even a 24-metre-long object, search-and-rescue pilots warn.

Matt O'sullivan James Massola
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has accused unions of ''blatant fearmongering'' for their claims about errors on the airline's aircraft sent for heavy maintenance in Asia over the years.

Matt O'Sullivan
Qantas aircraft sent for maintenance in Asia have been found with corrosion on the wings, multiple cracks, faulty engine indicators and, in the case of a 747 jumbo, three of four engines not held on...

Matt O'Sullivan
The aircraft engineers' union has alleged a litany of errors on Qantas aircraft sent for heavy maintenance in Asia over the years, including a Boeing 747 that did not have three of its four engines...

Matt O'Sullivan
Fares on one of the busiest airline routes in the world, between Sydney and Melbourne, are about 10 per cent higher than at this time last year despite the battle between Qantas and Virgin.

Matt O'Sullivan and James Massola
Virgin Australia's efforts to raise foreign funds to give it the firepower to take on Qantas four months ago sparked a flurry of activity on the same day between Joe Hockey's most senior advisers and...

Matt O'Sullivan, James Massola
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce is on course for another showdown with the airline's heavily unionised staff after axing 5000 jobs and embarking on a wages freeze across the company.

Matt O'Sullivan, James Massola and Clay Lucas
Qantas' heavily unionised workforce fears deep job cuts in the order of 3000 will be revealed next week when the airline's management reveals how it plans to strip $2 billion in costs out of the...

Matt O'Sullivan
About 540 jobs will be axed from Cootes Transport after its parent, McAleese, decided to half the size of the beleaguered fuel-haulage business after what it described as unprecedented government...

Matt O'Sullivan, Mark Kenny
The Abbott government is holding firm in the face of dire warnings from Qantas that it faces a financial crisis which has already forced it to axe at least 1000 jobs and consider major asset sales.

Matt O'Sullivan and Mark Kenny
Abbott government holding firm in face of dire warnings from Qantas that it faces a financial crisis that has forced it to axe at least 1000 jobs and consider major asset sales.

Matt O'Sullivan
The trucking company involved in a fatal fuel tanker crash in Sydney's northern beaches last month is under extra scrutiny after initial repairs to its trucks allowed them to be pressed back into...

Matt O'Sullivan
A trucking company involved in a fatal fuel-tanker crash in Sydney last month is under extra scrutiny after initial repairs to its trucks allowed them to be pressed back into service but failed to...